Acupuncture may ease joint pain associated with some breast cancer treatments

A new study has found that acupuncture is effective in reducing joint pain and stiffness in breast cancer patients who are being treated with commonly used …

See all stories on this topic

View full post on Google Alerts – “joint pain”

Corey Haim passed while helping mother, Judy, battle cancer

Zap2it.com (blog)

The actor, probably most famous for his 1987 role in "The Lost Boys," had long struggled with drug addiction. He entered rehab and was put on prescription …

See all stories on this topic

View full post on Google Alerts – “drug addiction”

‘Corey was a good boy. He was helping me through cancer.’ Corey Haim’s mother pays tribute to her son

‘Corey was a good boy. He was helping me through cancer.’ Corey Haim’s mother pays tribute to her son
Judy Haim, who is currently battling cancer, called emergency services to their Los Angeles home in the early hours of Wednesday after he collapsed.

Read more on Daily Mail

Family History Is Important Colon Cancer Risk

Family History Is Important Colon Cancer Risk
Most colorectal cancers occur in people without a family history of the disease. Still, 1 in 5 people who develop colon cancer, have family members also affected by it.

Read more on WTAJ-TV Altoona

Women's Health Expo Benefits Breast Cancer Research

PEQUANNOCK — A Women's Health Expo will take place on Friday March 12, from 6 to 10 pm at the Best Western/Regency House on Route 23 North in Pompton Plains …

See all stories on this topic

View full post on Google Alerts – womens health risks

First inherited prostate cancer genetic mutation in African-American men identified

First inherited prostate cancer genetic mutation in African-American men identified
Researchers have discovered, for the first time, a genetic mutation in African-American men with a family history of prostate cancer who are at increased risk for the disease. The team identified an inheritable genetic defect in the receptor for the male hormone, androgen (testosterone), that may [...]

Obesity associated with poor colon cancer prognosis

According to a new study, obese colon cancer patients are at greater risk for death or recurrent disease compared to those who are within a normal weight …

See all stories on this topic

View full post on Google Alerts – cancer, disease

Virus to treat prostrate cancer

… on what they claim is a fascinating new way to treat prostate cancer using viruses, a research which may pave for effective therapies for the disease. …

See all stories on this topic

View full post on Google Alerts – cancer, disease

After Cancer, Women Remove Healthy Breast

New York Times (blog)

Dr. Susan Love, the breast surgeon and women's health advocate who wrote the best-selling “Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book” (Da Capo, 2000), fears that women …

See all stories on this topic

View full post on Google Alerts – womens health risks

Brain cancer survivor Anne Feeley prepares to cycle for the cure

Four years later, after surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, Feeley is considered cancer-free, although doctors caution the disease is likely to return. …

See all stories on this topic

View full post on Google Alerts – cancer, disease